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Authors (Arts & Literature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Authors (Arts & Literature, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.29, median 2,759 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.82 – $16 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 101 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,759 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.29 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Authors best sellers
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir (book)
by Jeannette Walls
- List rank#2
- Price$8.64
- Rating4.6
- Reviews50,024
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Hieronymus Bosch: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,379
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Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
- List rank#5
- Price$26.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
by Stephen King
- List rank#6
- Price$9.23
- Rating4.7
- Reviews20,553
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Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story
- List rank#7
- Price$22.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews38
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The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance
by Ross King
- List rank#8
- Price$1.96
- Rating4.6
- Reviews880
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The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner (Vintage International)
by Joan Didion
- List rank#9
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15,483
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Mother Mary Comes to Me
- List rank#10
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,755
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FAQ
Is Authors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,759 reviews and sells for $11.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Authors?
The median best seller has 2,759 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Authors best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.82 and $16.
Can new books break into Authors?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.